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Albert King

Live Wire/Blues Power

  • AMG Review of Live Wire/Blues Power

    Amg
    Thom Owens
    All Music Guide

    Live Wire/Blues Power is one of Albert King's definitive albums. Recorded live at the Fillmore Auditorium in 1968, the guitarist is at the top of his form throughout the record -- his solos are intense and piercing. The band is fine, but ultimately it's King's show -- he makes Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" dirty and funky and wrings out all the emotion from "Blues at Sunrise."

this is blues power
about 1 year ago
Excuse me Miss, your age is showing.....
over 2 years ago

While I love the technology that allows me to have anything and everything available to me with the click of the mouse, I can't help but feel sadness at the thought that there is a whole generation of people who rarely if ever go to the record store. Every time I find myself digging thru the bins for vinyl (yes, vinyl, remember that?)I feel such a connection to the music. Remembering smells, ta...

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